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Almost a fifth of pupils with special education needs are absent from school, according to government figures, as parents find their children shut out by

The Respect Men’s Advice Line, which offers support to men experiencing domestic abuse, says that it received 13,812 calls and emails between April and July

Universities in England must consider refunding some tuition fees, their regulator has said as it emerged that lawyers are challenging the legal basis of a two-week

Children must be the priority at this stage of the Covid-19 crisis, says England’s Children Commissioner. Anne Longfield calls for a recovery package to tackle

Around one in 20 children in England are out of school due to issues linked to the pandemic and lockdown, the Children’s Commissioner has suggested.

The use of unregulated accommodation for under 18s in care should be banned, the Children’s Commissioner’s Office has said following an investigation into vulnerable children

Headteachers and school governors have written a strongly worded letter to the prime minister “imploring” him to take personal charge of the crisis in Covid testing,

The first official figures for school attendance in England for the autumn term show 88% of pupils went back. This is a higher absence rate

Pupils at special schools in England have been “forgotten about” in the rush to restart full-time education, with 20,000 children with special needs unlikely to